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KATHERINE M. “GRANNY” JOHNS
Katherine Marie Johns, 90, former­
ly of Vernonia, died August 12,1999, at
the Masonic and Eastern Star Home in
Forest Grove. A memorial service was
held Aug. 17 at Fuiten, Rose & Hoyt
Funeral Home in Vernonia, with Pastor
Michael E. Jackson, of the Vernonia
Assembly of God Church, officiating.
Inurnment was at Vernonia Memorial
Cemetery, with Lodge rites under the
auspices of Forest Chapter No. 42,
O.E.S.
Mrs. Johns was born Dec. 7, 1908,
in Carson, Louisiana, to Thomas and
Mary (Daniels) Fulton. She moved with
her mother and brothers to Vernonia in
the mid-1920s.
She met George Johns in a logging
camp and they were married in 1926,
in Vancouver, Wash. They made their
home in Vernonia.
At the beginning of World War II,
she was working at the Oregon-Ameri­
can Mill, then both she and her hus­
band went to work in the shipyards in
Portland, building landing craft.
They moved to Pendleton in 1954
and worked as custodians for the
school district. In 1973, they returned
to Vernonia, where they made their
home on the banks of the Nehalem
River.
The home and everything in it, was
lost in the great flood of 1996, so she
moved to her granddaughter's home in
Aloha. After becoming ill in 1997, she
moved to the Masonic and Eastern
Star Home in Forest Grove.
Mrs. Johns was lifetime member of
Forest Chapter OES, formerly Ne­
halem Chapter in Vernonia, was a
Mother Advisor to the local Rainbow
Chapter. She was also active in the
Vernonia Senior Citizens Center.
She was preceded in death by her
husband in 1984, and three brothers,
Robert and Thomas Fulton, and Jack
Graney.
Survivors include a son, James T.
of Vernonia; daughter, Mary Ann Cline
of Forest Grove; grandchildren Carol
Davis of Vernonia, Tim Johns of Hills­
boro and Susan Lorentzen of Aloha;
six great-grandchildren; one great-
great-granddaughter; six nieces and
nephews.
Remembrances are suggested to
the Vernonia Memorial Cemetery
Beautification Fund, 919 Bridge St.,
Vernonia, or to the Vernonia Senior
Center, 446 Bridge St., Vernonia.
Fuiten-Rose & Hoyt was in charge
of arrangements.
PEGGY L. GRISMORE
Peggy Lee Grismore, Hillsboro, 33,
died July 28, 1999, in Sutter General
Hospital, Sacramento, Calif. Services
were held August 2 at Fuiten, Rose &
Hoyt Funeral Home in Forest Grove,
with the Rev. Eugene Sabin, of the
First Christian Church, officiating.
Mrs. Grismore was born Jan. 23,
1966, in St. Helens, to David and Peg­
gy Jean (Weaver) Gamroth. She at­
tended Banks High School.
She worked as a tax consultant for
Business Services.
She married George Grismore Jr;
they were later divorced. At the time of
her death, she was making marriage
plans with Isodoro Bernabe-Andreade
of Hillsboro.
She was preceded in death by her
father.
Survivors include her mother; five
sons, Jason Grismore and Joel Bern-
abe, both of Hillsboro, George Gris­
more, Jr., of Forest Grove, and Christo­
pher Grismore and Javier Bernabe,
both of Rainier; a brother, David Gam­
roth of Forest Grove; two sisters,
Melissa Compton of Rainier and
LeeAnn Cutright of St. Helens.
Remembrances are suggested to
Spousal Abuse/Straight Ahead Shelter,
c/o Fuiten, Rose & Hoyt Funeral Home
in Forest Grove, 2308 Pacific Avenue,
Forest Grove, OR 97116.
Fuiten, Rose & Hoyt Funeral Home
of Forest Grove was in charge of the
arrangements.
LEWIS E. “RUSTY” WHITE
Lewis Everett “Rusty" White, 66,
Salome, Ariz., died August 13, 1999, in
Hillsboro. Private family services were
held.
Mr. White was born September 8,
1932 in Gaston, to Lewis E. and Nora
(Frasieur) White. He was raised and
educated in the Forest Grove and
Yamhill/Carlton areas.
At the age of 17, he joined the U S.
Marine Corp, and was honorably dis­
charged in 1961. In 1966 he re-enlist­
ed for two more years. While in the ser­
vice, he was trained as an engineer
and heavy equipment operator.
When he was discharged in 1961,
Mr. White worked for a plumbing
wholesale company in the Portland
area. In 1969, he worked for Delta
Trucking as a truck driver, retiring after
12 years. From 1981 to 1989, he was
employed as a crane operator at Camp
Pendelton, Calif., until his forced retire­
ment due to medical reasons.
He married Lyla Lytle in 1962 in
Hillsboro, where they lived until moving
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Questions? Call 429-8092 or 429-
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to Oceanside, Calif., in 1969.
Mr. White was also a pilot.
He was preceded in death by a sis­
ter, Margaret Garrett.
Survivors include his wife; three
sons, Gregory A. of Eden Prairie,
Minn., Donald P. of Los Angeles, Calif.,
and Ronald E. of San Bernadino,
Calif.; three sisters, Ida Mae Frantz of
Vernonia, Mary Austin of Dilly, and
Lewice Cecil, who is currently travel­
ing; one brother, Robert of Vernonia;
six grandchildren.
Remembrances are suggested to
the American Diabetes Foundation,
380 S.E. Spokane St.; Suite 110, Port­
land, OR 97202, or to Casey Eye Insti­
tute, 3375 S.W. Terwilliger Blvd. Port­
land, OR, 97201.
Westside Cremation Service was in
charge of the arrangements.
GLENN B. SIKES
Glenn B. Sikes, 83, died August 7,
1999. Graveside services were held
Aug. 10 in Skyline Memorial Gardens.
Mr. Sikes was born May 16, 1916,
in Filer, Idaho. He married Bonnie
Johnson in 1936
Mr. Sikes served in th U.S. Army
during World War II. He lived in the
Portland area from 1964 until the time
of his death.
He was a mechanic and welder,
and worked for the City of Portland for
ten years before retiring in the late
1970s.
Mr. Sikes was preceded in death by
a daughter, Charlotte Afu.
Survivors include his wife; son
Dewey of Vancouver, Wash.; daugh­
ters, Louise Dodge of Wilsonville, Dor-
la Carey of Michigan, and Faye Hath-
horn of Banks; 15 grandchildren and
numerous great-grandchildren.
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